Comments on: Beast of Burden | International Travelall

By: Turling

Turling — Fri, 07 May 2010 19:28:28 +0000

Well, crap. Disregard my previous comment on the Willy post.

By: Fjorder

Fjorder — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 01:02:14 +0000

good call DmC… have that Airstream book and indeed they’re being pulled by Travelalls… there’s a few Dodge Power Wagons in there as well.

By: DmC

DmC — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 22:17:15 +0000

FYI, a coffee table photo book of International trucks exists. Findable on Amazon and ebay. Many amazing photos. Also, a similar photo book on the history of Airstream Trailers in which 90% of them are being pulled by Travelalls.

By: a perfect gray

a perfect gray — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 01:16:32 +0000

geez. i used to work at a summer camp and one the staff members drove one of these….ahhhh, thanks for the memories…

By: Jonas

Jonas — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 23:55:09 +0000

Very nice. The tires and wheels are wrong in my opinion though. Properly tuned the 345ci V8 engine will get 14 MPG all day long. That’s not much worse than any modern day truck, and in some cases better. This is the 1/2 ton model (1100 series), I would personally look for the 3/4 ton model (1200). There is a very rare 1 ton model that was a special order only. I saw a picture of one in a book, that was used by and exploration team in Afganistan in the mid 1960′s. The one ton (1300 series) would have indestructable Dana 70 axles front and rear. problem is with 4.88:1 gears in the axles, freeway travel is not really and option.
The 3/4 and 1/2 ton models have taller gears (4.10 and 3.55) so are more freeway friendly. International trucks used the heaviest duty components on any of the truck manufacturers. The downfall was the sheetmetal rotted away prematurely except for 1963 when the bodies were galvanized at the factory.

By: BalsamLake

BalsamLake — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 15:23:45 +0000

It looks mighty fine. But good friends of mine have been seduced by vintage SUV’s twice: first by a Land Rover Defender, then last winter by a perfectly restored vintage Jeep Cherokee. Three things to keep in mind: They put out more pollution than a hundred modern cars, they drink gas like a drunken sailor, and they drive like a tractor. But, again, they sure look fine.

By: M.L.Singer

M.L.Singer — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:50:11 +0000

My dad had a International Scout when I was kid. That was a bad ass automobile!!! Miss it..

By: Don Weir

Don Weir — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 04:29:08 +0000

that’s a work of art. the tires are a little big for my taste, but damn she’s a beaut.

By: John

John — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 01:21:25 +0000

I had one of these when I was in college – it was a beast on and off road, not like the “civilized” SUV’s made now. I got hit head-on at a stoplight by a guy in a Maxima – scratched my bumper and brush guard a bit, ripped the front end off his car – The sheriff who was first on the scene couldn’t stop laughing. It is a real shame that due to economic and other factors many fine American automobile brands (especially IH) are no longer on the market.

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:46:46 +0000

My Dad worked at International Harvester/Navistar in sheetmetal/skilled trades for 35 years. He wanted a Scout or Travelall as much as I did. But they were “expensive” then, in the 70′s and 80′s. A Travelall came up for sale recently (actually had been a coworker friend of his). I suggested we go in together and buy it. He just shook his head and said “They were expensive then, and even more now!” oh well, guess I’ll find a model of one and put it together!